Jazz for aficionados
I agree Mingus Live at Antibes is one of the all time great jazz albums. I think Mingus at Cornell is just as good. They were 2 of the first 50 or so jazz albums I purchased. Here is the song "So Long Eric" from the Cornell album recorded 18 March 1964 and the same song recorded and filmed in Norway in April 1964. Eric Dolphy died on 29 June 1964. I also have the new 5 disc Mingus in Detroit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QC8C9AxLe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKajqnE41fg |
OP, Since you are into streaming, try these to check out your system. Of course I don’t own anything he mentioned. These guys can’t hear the music for the notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JBiBEQW-Go Cheers |
Rok, while my posts seem to imply that I "stream", my tastes are far too specific, and my time too valuable to stream. Also, I spent years, some time ago perfecting my rig; thank God I'm no longer into that; it required listening to everything except the music. I use "winamp". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp As I have often stated, I have a computer "Guru" who is worth his weight in gold. I know nothing about computers, I don't even understand when he takes time to explain (past tense; when he took time to explain, he doesn't waste that time anymore) I use "WAV" on an external hard drive that enables me to have "very long" play lists. I even have files of "play lists"; one list can run for 12 hours or more; that makes it like listening to the radio. https://www.google.com/search?q=WAV&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS858US858&oq=WAV&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l... I've been to many schools, and learned many things, but computers do not compute in my brain. I suggest that everyone who is unable to understand computers find a friend who does. |
Today’s Listen: Louis Armstrong -- LOUIS ARMSTRONG THE HOT FIVES VOL 1 Possibly as close as you can get, on record, to the source. This is what Jelly Roll meant by ’Jazz’. I think this is Armstrong’s first recording under his name. Lineup includes: Armstrong, Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Lil Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr. FTW!!! Excellent Booklet. Short history of Pop’s move from New Orleans to NYC and Chicago etc... Recording date and personnel for each track. 16 tracks, most around three minutes in length. It occurred to me that this entire, historic / priceless album, is about the length of a Coltrane solo. Well, it’s close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzkb0QChBAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D073KT_gLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU3t_lxko_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfEierqlcrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQjYnW3x8Y Ain’t got it? Shred that ’aficionado’ card. Cheers Compare the names of the tunes to modern day Jazz. Can you imagine Miles/Trane playing a tune named ’Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa'?? |
